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Statue of four handed Avalokiteçvara, with Talang Tuo, Srivijaya inscription in background — 20 Jan 2017

How to Rule Peacefully through Trading: The Rise and Fall of the Forgotten Maritime Empire, Srivijaya

By MartiniF

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Since the Bronze Age, the state or empire with the most defined territories and the greatest military prowess makes the decisions. This has been the method of survival of empires for countless generations. However, unlike other contemporary...
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Statue of four handed Avalokiteçvara, with Talang Tuo, Srivijaya inscription in background — 20 Jan 2017

How to Rule Peacefully through Trading: The Rise and Fall of the Forgotten Maritime Empire, Srivijaya

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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Since the Bronze Age, the state or empire with the most defined territories and the greatest military prowess makes the decisions. This has been the method of survival of empires for countless generations. However, unlike other contemporary...
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The 14 columns of the The Colonnade of Amenhotep III - Luxor Temple (CC BY 2.0) and Statue of the Pharaoh (CC BY 2.0), Deriv. — 18 Jan 2017

Dazzling Nebmaatre: Sunset in Waset—Part III

By anand balaji

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The efflorescent era of Amenhotep III ushered in a period of unsurpassed prosperity for Egypt. During this time, the country grew economically and militarily powerful. But the Sun was bound to set on this age of empire – and it did – when...
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The 14 columns of the The Colonnade of Amenhotep III - Luxor Temple (CC BY 2.0) and Statue of the Pharaoh (CC BY 2.0), Deriv. — 18 Jan 2017

Dazzling Nebmaatre: Sunset in Waset—Part III

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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The efflorescent era of Amenhotep III ushered in a period of unsurpassed prosperity for Egypt. During this time, the country grew economically and militarily powerful. But the Sun was bound to set on this age of empire – and it did – when...
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Artist’s imagining of the Almogavares at the Battle of Aulax, 1304 and Roger de Flor — 16 Jan 2017

Roger de Flor and His Catalan Company: From Grand Duke to Caesar – Part II

By Cam Rea

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Military adventurer and mercenary for hire, Roger de Flor was as shrewd a businessman as he was a skillful sailor and fighter. Through his rich services to kings and the elite, he established a reputation and became master mercenary of a dangerous...
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Artist’s imagining of the Almogavares at the Battle of Aulax, 1304 and Roger de Flor — 16 Jan 2017

Roger de Flor and His Catalan Company: From Grand Duke to Caesar – Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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Military adventurer and mercenary for hire, Roger de Flor was as shrewd a businessman as he was a skillful sailor and fighter. Through his rich services to kings and the elite, he established a reputation and became master mercenary of a dangerous...
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Roger de Flor and His Catalan Company: From Knight Templar to Pirate – Part I — 13 Jan 2017

Roger de Flor and His Catalan Company: From Knight Templar to Pirate – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

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Roger de Flor was a swashbuckling military adventurer and condottiere (mercenary) leader of the Catalan Company. He was born in the city of Brindisi, Italy, which at the time of his birth was a part of the Kingdom of Sicily. He was the youngest son...
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Roger de Flor and His Catalan Company: From Knight Templar to Pirate – Part I — 13 Jan 2017

Roger de Flor and His Catalan Company: From Knight Templar to Pirate – Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition, Politics & Social Structure

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Roger de Flor was a swashbuckling military adventurer and condottiere (mercenary) leader of the Catalan Company. He was born in the city of Brindisi, Italy, which at the time of his birth was a part of the Kingdom of Sicily. He was the youngest son...
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Dazzling Nebmaatre: Queen Tiye, the Matchless Matriarch—Part II — 09 Jan 2017

Dazzling Nebmaatre: Queen Tiye, the Matchless Matriarch—Part II

By anand balaji

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In March, 1898 within a dark side chamber of Amenhotep II's tomb (KV35) the famed French Egyptologist, Victor Loret gazed upon the face of a severely damaged mummy of an ancient woman, which to him exuded “a noble and majestic seriousness”....
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Dazzling Nebmaatre: Queen Tiye, the Matchless Matriarch—Part II — 09 Jan 2017

Dazzling Nebmaatre: Queen Tiye, the Matchless Matriarch—Part II

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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In March, 1898 within a dark side chamber of Amenhotep II's tomb (KV35) the famed French Egyptologist, Victor Loret gazed upon the face of a severely damaged mummy of an ancient woman, which to him exuded “a noble and majestic seriousness”....
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